Sentences with phrase «time as our heroine»

In its place, the alien is now front and center — enjoying nearly as much screen time as the heroine, played by Mary Elizabeth Winstead, herself.

Virtually everyone wears one dazzling get - up or other, not least a sprightly Jennifer Ehle, who pops up as the leader of a salon of ladies quick to offer comfort to the inwardly grieving Sabine until such time as our heroine's baleful past is made clear.

Not exact matches

The heroine remembers the time before when she and her friends had dismissed news stories of violence done to women (as readers might dismiss literary dystopias) as «too melodramatic»: «We were the people who were not in the papers.

Most people do not think of themselves as heroes and heroines, and yet, when the time of decision is forced upon them, many turn out to be exactly that.

New York Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who's said to have set her sights on seeking the presidency in 2020, even penned a piece for Time lauding Sarsour and other Women's March leaders as heroines.

The casting of Harley Quinn Smith and Lily - Rose Depp (the daughters of Smith and Johnny Depp, reprising his «Tusk» role here) as two endlessly sarcastic, butt - kicking teenage heroines helps the time pass more bearably than it might have otherwise, but really, to shackle two lovely and promising teenage actresses to material this dreadful could be reasonably construed as an awfully expensive form of child abuse.

It's action - packed in the extreme, as Young Heroine Tris (Shailene Woodely) and «Dauntless» hunk Four (Theo James) run from the armed, motorized thugs that the smug Erudite elitists send after them, with barely time for a betrayal, a moment of weakness and a break for Shailene Woodley to pile on more makeup and lip gloss.

It takes a lot of time immersing us into his heroine's world but our eyes are dazzled even as we wait for any real chills to kick in.

Though it actually starts out as a pretty decent, low - budget action movie, wasting no time throwing its heroine into the fire, «Everly» gets progressively worse with each passing minute.

Vera is thoroughly modern in her outlook, if hampered by the traditions of the day and the constrictions of conflict, and is as much a heroine of her time as the soldiers she is helping.

Hefty, light - sensitive Janina Duszejko (Agnieszka Mandat) is an unlikely heroine — retired structural engineer, ex-hippy, part - time school teacher, vegetarian and animal rights activist — the villagers think of her in her isolated cabin as a witch.

They're on the sidelines, gazing with bewilderment, dislike, and / or awe at their heroine, played by Charlize Theron as the type of girl who once upon a time walked all over them.

Maleficent, one of cinema's all - time great villains, is reimagined as a misunderstood heroine.

When she catches Roland two - timing her with some woodland strumpet, Marianne finds herself singing a different tune (specifically, Burt Bacharach's «I'll Never Fall in Love Again»), donning gobs of goth - girl eyeshadow and an aggressively punk attitude as she transforms herself into a sword - wielding, independent - minded feminist heroine.

And while some of her line deliveries are a little shaky at times (as are the lines she's delivering), she makes a formidable heroine in the context of a rather generic cat - and - mouse chase.

Then it's time for a taste of our heroine's physical capabilities as she heads into the woods to hunt with her hunting partner and best friend Gale (Liam Hemsworth).

At times, it seems to be lionizing her, presenting her as something of a «working class heroine» fighting against discrimination.

But even within the artifice of the second life Baby Doll leads, she escapes into her thoughts one more time by concocting violent scenarios where the girls go on missions as part of a super team of kick - ass heroines, trying to gather the tools for which they will hatch their escape.

As previously reported, the weekend of March 9 marked the first time in recent memory, and possibly ever, that films by African - American directors have claimed the No. 1 and No. 2 spots on the same weekend, with Coogler's «Black Panther» again topping the box office, while Ava DuVernay's adaptation «A Wrinkle in Time,» which boasts a black female protagonist in Storm Reid as young heroine Meg Murry, opened in the second - place spoAs previously reported, the weekend of March 9 marked the first time in recent memory, and possibly ever, that films by African - American directors have claimed the No. 1 and No. 2 spots on the same weekend, with Coogler's «Black Panther» again topping the box office, while Ava DuVernay's adaptation «A Wrinkle in Time,» which boasts a black female protagonist in Storm Reid as young heroine Meg Murry, opened in the second - place stime in recent memory, and possibly ever, that films by African - American directors have claimed the No. 1 and No. 2 spots on the same weekend, with Coogler's «Black Panther» again topping the box office, while Ava DuVernay's adaptation «A Wrinkle in Time,» which boasts a black female protagonist in Storm Reid as young heroine Meg Murry, opened in the second - place sTime,» which boasts a black female protagonist in Storm Reid as young heroine Meg Murry, opened in the second - place spoas young heroine Meg Murry, opened in the second - place spot.

First - time writer - director Courtney Moorehead Balaker does more skillful work showing the resolve that Keener's unassuming heroine has to muster as the case finally lands in US Supreme Court.

Delivering a sturdy, self - possessed performance as «A Wrinkle in Time's» heroine, Reid proves a thoroughly capable leading lady, her slightly nerdish appeal something of a twin to Letitia Wright's precocious young scientist in «Black Panther.»

My previous description of the basic plot doesn't even mention the star of the movie, Cade Yeager (Mark Wahlberg), the new young heroine played by Isabela Moner, supporting roles by Anthony Hopkins (as the leader of the Witwiccans), Jerrod Carmichael (as Cade's assistant), John Turturro (reprising his role from the first three films), Josh Duhamel (also reprising his role from the previous films, but this time as a spy), Tony Hale (as a Nasa JPL nerd), Glenn Morshower (reprising his military role), and many others.

We know that all ends well for our heroine, as the movie begins in the present day, with her looking back (we've also seen her in Batman v Superman, also set in our time), but the movie does hold some welcome surprises when it comes to who lives and who dies, and how the plot unfolds.

Where we spend a great deal of unstructured time following 5 friends as they shoot heroine, drink, smoke, fight, avoid employment and generally screw up as they look for their next narcotics score.

Drinking Rules for RED 2: 1) Drink whenever a new character joins or leaves the central three characters (Frank, Sarah and Marvin) 2) Drink every time you see comic - book style titles / transitions 3) Drink anytime Sarah (Mary - Louise Parker) asserts herself as a spy / action heroine Finish Your Drink When: Victoria (Helen Mirren) says to Han (Lee Byung - Hun), «Show me something.»

Jennifer Lawrence famous roles include her starring as Katniss Everdeen in the Hunger Games film series (2012 — 2015) which established her as the highest - grossing action heroine of all time.

(With Storm Reid, Oprah, and Mindy Kaling in starring roles, Ava DuVernay's forthcoming adaptation of Madeleine L'Engle's 1962 novel A Wrinkle in Time promises to add some black and brown heroines to the science - fiction canon as well.)

It's been over 13 years since Beckinsale first played Selene in Underworld — watch our video interview below to hear why she decided to bring the heroine to the screen for a fifth time and why co-star Theo James contends that Beckinsale is «the core of the franchise,» though previous reports suggested James» character David would be taking the reins as the center of a fifth film.

As we all know, there aren't a whole lot of plus - sized heroines in prime time — especially since ABC just canceled the TV show «Huge,» based on the novel by Sasha Paley.

This week's featured ebook is aptly billed as a Burton-esque mythology - laced tale, just in time for Halloween, in which its heroine, Sophie, wanders through a hero's quest searching for normalcy, happiness and, above all, love.

The janitor at the local school has his faith tested in an encounter with an isolated man he has come to help; a grown daughter longs for mother love even as she comes to accept her mother's happiness in a foreign country; and the adult Lucy Barton (the heroine of My Name Is Lucy Barton, the author's celebrated New York Times bestseller) returns to visit her siblings after seventeen years of absence.

Inspired by true events and real people, Notaro vividly evokes this exciting time as her determined heroines vie for the record.

As we learn our letter - writing heroine's greatest secret of all, this seemingly gentle novel about a «simpler» time and place is packed with plenty of punch, all deftly handled by a writer who writes like Hank Williams sang — with heart and understanding.

I want to read about smart, educated and empowered heroines... but set in a time period when most women weren't very educated and certainly weren't as empowered as they are today (right to vote, control over own body, etc, etc).

Heroine Harper Summerville is busy with her temporary job as summer activities coordinator at The Brothers Inn in Razor Bay, Washington, but she still finds time to drool over the gorgeous yet reserved deputy sheriff, Max Bradshaw.

When it came time to concoct a heroine, I figured I could go one of two ways: either give him his complete opposite, someone shy and proper and who needed his protection, or give him a lass at least as tough and fierce as he was.

Here he goes back in time to create that suspense, with a compelling female detective running from demons of her own as his heroine.»

13 By Ken Akamatsu Kodansha Comics — I have to admit, I have no idea how time, dreamscapes, or indeed any aspect of magic work in Akamatsu's universe, and I suspect neither does he, as we're in a dreamscape that is also the past, except we also get the rest of the main UQ Holder heroines here as mind - controlled darkness versions of themselves, before EVERYONE is saved by Asuna showing up with her big - ass sword, something so unbelievable even Eva has to say she doesn't think she's the real Asuna.

It started out as A Time for Flowers because of my heroine's World War II victory garden.

SNK Heroines sure as hell left an impression on me during my hands - on time with the game at the NIS America Press Event, and I had a blast playing and learning more about it.

Our heroine Reika, time travels throughout history in order to track down the criminal known as Luda.

Players command Tin Man, Scarecrow, Lion and new heroine Ophelia Shen as they travel across the dangerous land of Oz to places like the Munchkin countryside and Glinda's Castle in the story mode or battle against other players in real - time in the Arena of Oz.»

He spends a lot of time looking at the faces — or, more accurately, the backs — of the medium's heroes and heroines as they open up new worlds on his TV screen.

Countering, aiming, missile selection, and cycling through Samus's newly implemented Aeion abilities can be a little overwhelming from the early goings, but this learning curve is conquered in time as the abilities of the heroine are slowly expanded upon.

Be prepared to knockout the competition, as for a limited time we have reduced the price of Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel on the PlayStation 4 as part of the new «Games Under # 8 / $ 10» Promotion on the European PlayStation Store.

Guerrilla's new franchise stars heroine Aloy as a hunter in a time of robotic dinosaurs and other pointy threats, which you'll take down with precise arrow shots or a bit of melee combat.

Torrance, Calif. — December 10, 2015 — XSEED Games, the independent - minded console publishing brand of Marvelous USA, Inc., today announced that Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel will launch with two free DLC characters for a limited time, as XSEED Games» way of saying thanks to fans purchasing the new 2D fighting game.

The game is populated by numerous heroines from the visual novel company Nitroplus» rich collection of IPs, including playable characters Ein, Mora, Ruili, Al Azif, Saya, Ignis, Anna, Muramasa the 3rd, Kibanohara Ethica, Saber, and Ouka, as well as fan favorite mascot character Super Sonico, who will be playable in Nitroplus Blasterz for the very first time via this console release.

As our first RPG with a full - time development schedule of over a year, Cosmic Star Heroine is set to be our most ambitious title yet!

In Bathers (2017)-- included in Smith's recent show at Simone Subal Gallery — this whimsical heroine is incarnated three times as mermaids disposed like William - Adolphe Bouguereau's nudes or Caspar David Friedrich's moon - watchers.